The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effect of Celebrex on bone growth into porous coated implants, following postoperative total knee arthroplasty administration of Celebrex for pain relief.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
9
Twelve hours prior to their first total knee surgery, patients will need to take an oral dose of Celebrex, 1 pill of 200mg. Following the patient's first total knee surgery, they will continue taking oral doses of Celebrex, 1 pill of 200 mg every twenty-four hours (200mg/day) for a two-week period.
Veteran Affairs (VA) Medical Center
Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
Bone Ingrowth
Time frame: 12 weeks
Pain Score
Time frame: 10 days postoperative
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